Topical Index for The Urantia Book

Christian church, early. See also Christianity; Roman Catholic Church

3 paramount factors in rapid spread; reasons for triumph 132:0.5(1456;1), 195:0.5-18(2070;1), 195:1.2-4(2071;2)

Abner represented Babylonian view 166:5.2,4(1831;5), 171:1.6(1869;2)

Abnerian church was centered at Philadelphia; lost in Islamic movement 171:1.6(1869;2), 195:1.11(2072;4)

after Pentecost Paper 195 (2069;1),)

baptized in name of Father, Son, and Spirit 194:4.9(2067;4)

believers known as Christians at Antioch 121:2.5(1333;7), 194:4.13(2068;3)

collection for believers in Jerusalem 194:4.7(2067;2)

early converts were gentile Jewish proselytes 121:2.5(1333;7)

failings

almost wholly lost valiant human Jesus 196:2.4-5(2092;2)

atonement doctrine q.v.

changed gospel 192:4.7(2051;4), 194:0.3-7(2059;3), 194:4.4-6(2066;4)

Christ became head of church rather than believer's elder brother 170:5.17-18(1865;7), 194:4.4-6(2066;4)

Christian church was built around

concept of glorified Christ 5:4.9(67;7)

fact of Christ's death 143:5.11(1614;5), 143:6.3(1615;4)

miraculous concepts of Jesus' divine-human personality 98:7.2,8(1084;1), 166:0.2(1825;2), 170:2.10(1860;5), 196:2.1,4,6(2091;3)

did not employ Jesus' simple spiritual appeal 195:0.3(2069;3)

doctrine of sanctification by suffering; mortification of the flesh 89:3.3(976;5), 89:4.1(977;3)

great mistakes were incorporation of Persian and Greek thought, connection to Judaism, atonement, overemphasis on person of Jesus 149:2.2-5(1670;3)

issues of eternal life partly transferred to C.c. 170:5.17-18(1865;7)

Jesus believed to be Eternal Son 161:1.6(1784;3)

lacked moral courage to follow Jesus' example toward women 149:2.9(1671;4), 167:6.4(1840;3)

possessions held in common; led to disaster 194:4.2,7(2066;2)

substitute for kingdom of heaven 170:2.8-10(1860;3), 170:5.7-15(1864;7)

uncompromising at Lake Urmia 134:6.14-15(1491;8)

first Roman church had been chief Mithraic temple 132:0.5(1456;1)

Greek writings caused movement to turn west 121:6.2(1338;5)

Greeks, middle class provided moral backbone 121:3.4(1335;3), 195:3.6(2074;1)

influenced by

30 Jesus-taught Roman religious leaders 132:0.4-5(1455;4)

Babylonian and Persian ideas of good and evil 146:1.3(1637;5)

beginnings 98:7.3-10(1084;2), 194:4sec(2066;1)

continence cult 89:3.6(977;1)

Cynics 98:0.2(1077;2)

erroneous philosophy 94:12.1(1040;5)

Hebraic prejudice against Trinity concept 104:1.10(1144;7)

Jesus' teaching of God as loving Father 5:4.10-11(67;8)

Jews 5:4.10(67;8), 92:6.18(1011;5), 97:10.6(1076;3), 98:2.8(1079;5), 98:7.5(1084;4), 121:7.6-8(1340;4), 194:1.5(2060;5), 195:3.6(2074;1)

Mithraics 98:5.2,4(1082;3), 98:6sec(1083;1), 98:7.7(1084;6), 121:7.8(1340;6), 149:2.2(1670;3), 195:1.9(2072;2), 195:3.6(2074;1)

pagan ritual 195:0.11-18(2070;7), 195:3.6(2074;1), 195:9.11(2083;7)

Paul 5:4.11(68;1), 92:6.18(1011;5), 98:7.9(1084;8), 121:5.13-16(1337;9), 170:5.3-6(1864;3), 196:2.1(2091;3)

Philo 5:4.11(68;1), 92:6.18(1011;5), 170:5.3(1864;3)

Phrygian Great Mother cult 98:7.7(1084;6)

Plato, Greeks 5:4.10(67;8), 92:6.18(1011;5), 98:0.1(1077;1), 98:2.8(1079;5), 98:7.10(1084;9), 121:7.6-8(1340;4), 146:1.3(1637;5), 149:2.2(1670;3), 170:5.2(1864;2), 195:0-1secs) 195:3.6(2074;1)

Romans 121:7.6(1340;4), 195:2sec(2072;5)

Salem teachings 98:0.1(1077;1), 98:7.4(1084;3)

Simon Peter 92:6.18(1011;5)

Zoroastrians 92:6.18(1011;5), 95:6.7(1050;3), 98:5.2(1082;3), 98:7.6(1084;5), 170:5.3(1864;3)

Jerusalem was cradle of 176:1.3(1913;2)

Jesus' contribution at Corinth 133:3.10-12(1473;3)

largely composed of lower classes and slaves 121:3.7(1335;6)

Mithraism competitor of 121:5.8(1337;4)

organized under Peter; James brother of Jesus was titular head; Matadormus treasurer 92:6.18(1011;5), 163:2.7(1802;3), 194:4.12(2068;2)

Pauline church headquartered at Antioch 171:1.6(1869;2), 196:2.6(2092;4)

persecution in Jerusalem scattered believers 141:6.6(2092;4)

persecution resulted from term "kingdom" 170:2.20-21(1861;4)

preached God as Father of Lord Jesus Christ, believer-fellowship with risen Christ 5:4.8(67;6), 194:0.4(2059;4)

Remembrance Supper originated in Passover ceremony 89:9.2(984;1)

second coming deemed near at hand 170:2.1,10(1859;4), 170:5.14-15(1865;4), 194:4.5,7(2066;5), 196:2.5(2092;3),. See also Jesus: second coming

sect within Judaism at beginning 194:1.5(2060;5), 194:4.10(2067;5)

similar to Mithraism in 3rd century A.D. 98:6.3(1083;3)

strengths

conquered Roman Empire, almost all great minds Christian in 300 years 195:2.5(2072;9), 195:3.10(2074;5), 195:10.18(2086;4)

faith in resurrection was cardinal feature of 190:0.4(2029;4)

first to proclaim the poor could survive 69:9.4(780;7)

free from civil entanglements, economic alliances 99:3.1(1088;2)

imposed more stringent sex obligations upon men 84:5.6(937;3)

in no sense an economic movement 121:3.9(1335;8)

most appealing and enduring cult ever conceived 87:7.4(965;8)

one of most progressive societies ever 170:5.16(1865;6), 195:0.3(2069;3)

power in unique lives, the way believers lived and died 194:4.6(2067;1), 195:3.4(2073;8)

vastly superior to existing religions 121:5.6(1337;2)

women admitted into full fellowship 98:6.4(1083;4), 150:1.3(1679;2)

Trinity concept 104:1.11-13(1144;8), 161:1.6(1784;3), 194:4.9(2067;4)

ultra-pacific 98:6.4(1083;4)

under Roman Empire 195:3sec(2073;5)

Christianity. See also Christian church, early; churches; fellowship of believers; religion; Roman Catholic Church

church hibernated in European dark ages 195:4sec(2074;7)

church is larval stage of thwarted spiritual kingdom 170:5.21(1866;4)

futile to talk about revival of primitive C. 195:10.1(2084;1)

influence on Buddhism, Hinduism 94:9.3(1038;1), 94:4.1(1031;2)

living Jesus is only hope of unification 195:10.11,16(2085;3)

missionaries of. See missionaries

nominal acceptance by New Zealand tribe 92:2.5(1005;1)

Pauline version of life, teachings of Jesus 149:2.2(1670;3), 195:0.18(2070;14)

problem of C. 195:9sec(2082;6)

promises salvation from sin 5:4.5-8(67;3)

Reformation disrupted unity of 92:5.15(1010;3)

strengths

church is inevitable and useful social result of Jesus' life 170:5.7,10(1864;7)

founded upon fact of Michael's bestowal 121:5.16(1338;1)

gospel will emerge from C. to transform world 194:2.8(2061;6)

greatest religion ever known 92:6.2,5(1010;6), 194:4.6(2067;1), 195:9.8(2083;4)

Jesus has fostered C. as best exponent of his work 195:10.9(2085;1)

one of greatest powers for good on earth 195:10.12(2085;4)

recent relative rehabilitation 195:4.3-4(2075;1)

religion of faith, hope, and charity 196:3.16(2095;3)

river of truth running through the centuries 195:9.1(2082;6)

willingly goes the first mile 195:10.5(2084;5)

the future 195:10sec(2084;1)

weaknesses

church is institutionalized to spiritual barrenness 195:3.9(2074;4)

church is unconscious obstacle to real gospel 195:10.8(2084;8)

ecclesiasticism incompatible with living faith 195:10.8(2084;8)

emphasis upon struggle between soul and body 157:6.4(1749;3)

error to regard marriage as a sacrament 83:8.1-4(929;4)

extemporized religion; operates in low gear 195:10.18(2086;4)

fears exposure of unconsecrated fellowship? 196:1.2(2090;3)

gospel of ransom to purchase man from devil 194:2.8(2061;6)

has overlooked Joshua the human hero 92:7.16(1013;3)

involvement in commerce and politics 195:10.13(2085;5)

languishes for lack of new vision of Master's life 195:9.2(2082;7)

long since ceased to be religion of Jesus 98:7.11(1084;10), 149:2.2(1670;3)

ministry to the unfortunate from false sentiment 99:3.5(1088;6)

miraculous interpretation of history 97:8.5-6(1071;3)

mystic C. bordered on unreality; akin to pantheism 195:4.1(2074;7)

neglects spiritual mission for social problems 195:9.4(2082;9)

Occidentalized; non-Europeans look upon as strange 92:6.18(1011;5), 94:4.1,10(1031;2)

Old Testament incorporated into 74:8.12(838;4)

perpetuated myth of fiat creation 74:8.13(838;5)

prejudice against Jews inexcusable 175:2sec(1909;1)

Remembrance Supper reduced to set formula 179:5.5(1942;4)

sects are pitiful subdivision of believers, a weakness to Oriental peoples 170:5.20(1866;3), 195:4.3(2075;1), 195:10.7,15(2084;7)

secular materialism 195:4.4-5(2075;2), 195:8.3(2081;3), 195:9.9-11(2083;5)

should not require God-conscious men to reject their historic leadership 99:5.11(1091;10)

sponsors Western social systems 99:3.1(1088;2), 195:10.20-21(2086;6)

teachings about women 149:2.9(1671;4), 167:6.4(1840;3)

well adapted to mores of white races 94:4.1,10(1031;2), 98:7.11(1084;10)

Christmas

Christians celebrate on festival day of Mithras 98:5.4(1082;5)

people revel in Christmas gifts 69:5.13(777;1)

tree perpetuates ancient custom of tree worship 85:2.5(946;1)

chromosomes. See also life: biological

24 pattern units; 48 human trait determiners 36:2.18,9(397;4)

of Prince's staff reorganized by life circuits 77:2.2,5(856;5)

chronoldeks See also frandalanks; Master Physical Controllers

frandalanks who also measure time 29:4.37(328;6)

in Uversa personality register 30:2.100(337;1)

system time broadcast by 46:1.2(519;3)

type of Master Physical Controller 29:4.4(324;6)

authority derived from invocation of sacred books 88:2.10(970;1)

avoid union of church and state 70:1.14(784;10), 70:12.6(798;5), 71:8.4(806;10), 72:3.6(811;6), 178:1.9(1930;6)

church buildings

open air arenas of worship in light and life 55:5.5(630;2)

should be houses of beauty, appealing simplicity 55:5.5(630;2), 167:6.5-6(1840;4)

function in shaping cultural progress 98:2.7(1079;4)

primitive man's response to illusory ghost environment 86:6.1(955;6)

secret societies evolved into 70:7.15(792;4)

true church is Jesus brotherhood; invisible, spiritual, characterized by unity, not uniformity 195:10.11(2085;3)

Chuza

steward of Herod Antipas, husband of Joanna 150:1.1(1678;5), 154:0.2(1717;2)

Cicero 195:2.6(2073;1),

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